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Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?

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From: Machiavellian
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:00
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Ok, going by your assumtions, if the Permedia 3 has better image quality
than the TNT 2, Should that person change his pick to the P3.  I mean if
image quality is king than it looks like the P3 or the Savage 4 might be the
best picks


Dip <tmeyer1@screwspammers.bigfoot.com.spamsucks> wrote in message
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>Even if the V3 ends up being faster, stick to the TNT2....image quality is
>so much better in 16 bit AND 32 bit that it isn't worth the small
>performance increase of the V3.
>
>Tim McKillican <timmck@NOSPAMhome.com> wrote in message
>news:36F9D174.626A9661@NOSPAMhome.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a P2-300 w/ 64 megs of RAM with a CL Voodoo2 8 meg.  I'm trying
>> to decide whether it'd be worth it to upgrade to a TNT2 or a V3.  Is my
>> system fast enough to make an upgrade worth it?  Would the 32-bit
>> support of the TNT2 run fast enough to actually use it over 16-bit?  The
>> main game I will be playing in the future is TFC for Halflife, since I
>> am a hardcore TF1 clan player, and I think that everyone will move over
>> to TFC.  Would a new video card boost my performance in Halflife enough
>> to get rid of my V2 and add a TNT2 or V3?  I already have someone that
>> is willing to buy my V2 for $100 cdn.  And if it is worthwhile, which
>> card should I get?  I plan on upgrading my processor sometime around
>> Christmas when the next generation of Intel chips roll after (post P3).
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Tim
>> (remove NOSPAM if you wish to email me)
>
>
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From: "Machiavellian" <rruss@ameritech.net>
Subject: Re: TNT2 or Voodoo3 or neither?
Date: 1999/03/26
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